Board of Aldermen - Regular Meeting

We are here in the Excise Division, where JD1 LLC is provided with a full package Sunday original package license. My name is Brian Malone. In this matter, Excise Commissioner Miles McDonald has appointed me to serve as a hearing officer. For this hearing, I received a hearing notice on July 30, 2026. I understand that JD1 has sent a notice to the office, not to the county councillor. Please present yourself as a representative.

I'm here as the office of the CET counselor.

J1, go to the jar here. Okay. Are there any other witnesses in Zoom? No. Okay. When you speak, I need everyone to speak. Certainly. Can you ask me how many witnesses each witness is trying to call? Poojam. Okay, one witness. One.

Second, Mr. Boya.

And two. Section 14.8.6 of the New Code of St. Louis is a hearing in which the Excise Commissioner is required to testify against the request for intermediate licenses. Here, we conducted this under the offices of Chapter 536 RSMU. Just as St. Louis has a section 14.8.3 in the Pooja 3 Poojams, any person who is a member of the Petition Circle, or any person who runs a business, has the right to present evidence and witness. Also, the Alderman of the Ward where the licensed place is located. Before we move forward, do we have any other things to discuss? Does the city want to conduct an opening statement? No. Yes. As mentioned, Jared Boyd represents J-1. This is a gas station built in Old North St. Louis. This used to be the headquarters of another family building. Unfortunately, it received numerous complaints from his side. I continued by buying my client's property and restoring it. I went to all the businesses and associations in Old North St. Louis. I went to Alderman, an important restaurant in the area. I think it's clear that they were good people and good people. There were only a few complaints. People living near him know about this very well. The properties are in the possession of the same person who has the same legal rights as the different establishments. We were able to talk to Paul McKay after talking to him many times about what he found. But my client, He has tried his best to find the people around him. He is in a situation where he has a lot of illegal assets. So, that is the conclusion of our initial presentation. Thank you, Ms. Stewart. Yes, I...

Thank you. Can I say your name please? Donna Wisdom. Intermediate officer. Donna, how long have you been an Intermediate officer? 7 years. What are your duties? We run license companies. I do the research for applications. We do the research and other office jobs that we have applied for. Thank you. Did you research the J-1 LLC's full package license? I did. Can you explain your research? We use a 350-foot round table to decide on appropriate property rights that can be submitted in the name of the applicant. We have a business list that we get from the license collectors. That's what the business people in that petition circle tell us. In that petition circle, we have a registered voter who we get from the election commissioners board who are the right voters. He has 60 properties. He needed more than 31 people. He was able to get 27. Four of them are less. Dona, have you seen any agreements that you could not approve in your investigation? Yes, I have some agreements that I could not approve. Can you explain them to us? We use evidence to verify what the agreements are in the petitions given to some of the property owners. I have 2-3-6 properties that are not valid. I can't calculate that they are bad. I also have 5 properties that are not valid. Rega is also in the email. I would like to say a little more in detail. Okay. Oh, she is also in my file. Please allow me to speak to you. Yes, madam. Please forgive me. Are their differences with us?

Yes, I understand. Or he understands. She should be like that. Okay. Okay.

Okay.

As a recording, I will record this as City Exhibit 1. Thank you. Okay.

Then, Dona, I would like to show you. Okay. As the first one, I will give you time to look at it. Okay. Thank you. Okay. Then we are presenting City Exhibit No. 1. Is this the collection of your research? Yes. What was the nature of your research, saying that the collections are equal to the fields and that they are within a radius of 350 feet? Thank you. How many contracts have you been able to sign? Twenty-seven. Thank you. Then, let's talk about the non-contractors. Okay. Um, it started in 2814 N. 193. Why did you cancel it? Um, they won't sign it anymore. Who is it? He said and signed it. Jim Ayer. And the second number is 2814 North 19th Street. The same thing, but I don't know how to pronounce that first name. Okay, why did you make it not there? And they are very property-oriented, so they won't appear anymore. 2814 North 19th Street. A property-oriented Jawad Muhammad, who was 28 years old. This is the number of 42,814 North 19th Street. According to one association, he signed the agreement. 52,816 North 19th Street number. Yes, that's Janine Salame. Her agreement was a deed, not a quick claim deed. Can you describe how you investigated her agreement? And we check whether they are taking the actual evidence and collecting the documents through the Aadhaar Reporter. Is that your standard procedure? We will call them. Did you call them? Oh, let me see if I did that. Um, I have a check mark on my hand. That is, I called her. But I don't have any signs on my hand. That doesn't mean I want to talk to her. I usually write a sign. Did you know the password? It was in my second number. No, I'm sorry. I don't have any signs on my hand. Thank you. I'm going to the sixth number. Issa Qadhi Salama. Yes, Madam. Why is this person missing? It is because of the deed. How did you get to the police station? We are doing the acceptance of the petition and the quit claim deed. Thank you. Did you call her? Yes, I'm sorry. No, I didn't call. Thank you. Room number 8. Umm. Why did you cancel the agreement? Because I didn't agree with the deed. Ninth number. Because I didn't agree with the deed. Number 10. Umm, that's Justin's wife. She canceled the agreement. Did you talk to her? Umm, I talked to Harim OVD.

He is the one who is talking about the number 9 or 10.

Number 10. Ten percent. Yes. I sent an email to Mr. and Ode. Do you have a need? Yes. Then they didn't make any changes to it. Then they all surrendered. I think this is the file that they submitted these letters to say that they want to withdraw the money. Are they all related to 28 May? Yes, North 19, 2814. There are 5 properties in that area. Which number is that? 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 are the numbers. So, Mister... Forgive me.

One, two, three, four and ten. That's four.

What is this? 284.

North 19, 2018-14.

It likes to take pictures of the city.

Okay. From Marcus Davis, I will place a hallmark in this pocket that contains two or five items from Hath and Alanik, their signature Mark City exhibit. Thank you.

Do you need postings to identify Dona? I am now reviewing the second sheet. Oh, this. 2816. It must be North 19th Street. Yes, yes, yes. Why is it connected? There is no sign. Can you tell us about your animation? That is equivalent to a quick clean. Excuse me, who is this? The last person on the second page is number one. This is the Gota. Did you see that there are 38 simple couplets in the string? Excuse me, 38 couplets were needed. 31 couplets are a lot. Thank you for the item. How many couplets have you been able to count? 27. Thank you. I would like to refer you. She is saying that the sheet is one of one. Yes, it belongs to the tenants. Okay. Tell me about the tenants. Are they business? Yes, according to the license collector, they are business. What are the rules for that race? They are still at a height of 350 feet. One code should be 62, that is, all their accounts and payments should be updated for them to calculate. Then there are two simple businesses in the petition circle. Okay. They are Family Dollar and Perpetual Iron Incorporated. Okay. Starting from the first number. Then, in the family dollar of North Florissant in 2708, he first submitted an agreement. Tanya Greer accepted an approval letter. Who is he? Oh, I'm sorry. I beg you. Then, Tanya called. To ensure that she has the right to submit in the name of the family dollar, she does not mean that she is only suitable to submit because she is a worker. Let me see what she said to me, saying that she will not have to go through the trouble of proving that she has the right to agree at all. Then I explained it to Mr. Anidel. I hope what I said is true. From a young girl named Shondanda Neel, who works in the family dollar, he got another agreement. They said they were a manager. On August 11, I sent them a message on the number they gave in their approval. But they never returned my call. So when I spoke to Mr. Bambidal, he went there to talk to her. When he called her on the phone, I asked if she had the right to submit for the family dollar. She said, stop. She cut the call. I'm joking. This is the third time I'm submitting.

That is, they submitted the second survey. Yes. I didn't do it then.

You can't do it. Yes, okay. And, is there a need in this experiment to get to that conclusion? No. Thank you.

Are you going to make one or two audio recordings? Yes, thank you. Is there any objection? No. I need to talk to you. No objection. One or two events in the city will be recorded. Mr. Boyer, do you have any cross-examination for Ms. Vistath? I have. I would like to talk a little more about the activities of the Excise Commission's investigations and hearings. The first question is about the entire Excise Commission process, based on who is involved in this investigation. This application... I was in the office with someone else. Is this part of the special application survey? No. Have you applied for any of the applications related to this item before? I believe I have done one for this applicant last year. For the same applicant. Okay. Is the excise commissioner, Commissioner McDonald, right? Is that right? Yes. From this investigation, I understood that he was the one behind it. Do you know if there is any reason why he was required for recusal? I can't give an answer.

I will answer the question of what the commissioner thinks and what his opinions are.

Yes, he has done it before. Do you have any reasons or reasons to use that right? Do you have any reasons or reasons to use that right? Do you have any reasons or reasons to use that right?

Do you have any reasons or reasons to use that right? Do you have any reasons or reasons to use that right? Do you have any reasons or reasons to use that right?

Do you have any reasons or reasons to use that right? Do you have any reasons or reasons to use that right? Do you have any reasons or reasons to use that right? Do you have any reasons or reasons to use that right? Is that correct? Are the rules correct? And, In terms of whether you are using it or not, what kind of examination do you need to say those rules? Forgive me. Let me ask the question later. Are you using any kind of legal method to make the deductions and applications available to you? As far as I use in the world. When you choose equality, then you are not using an administrative system. You are only doing a deed and an application. Yes. What is your experience in the matter of agreements, the price, or the procedure? In the matter of agreements, the price, or the procedure? In the matter of agreements, the price, or the procedure?

Agreements. Done. Okay.

Then me. I have to go to the next line. Do you remember that you were close to Mr. Air? I start with number 1. You can write the evidence for this. I have to verify this. The number you show in the number deletions that show the first number cities is not clear. Then they are a family. Okay. Okay. One, two, three, four. I'm not sure. Has anyone in that family been involved in their agreements before the investigation? I haven't. He came to the office.

Mr. Obad. Yes.

Did anyone ever contact him before he came to the office?

No, none. Okay.

Okay. Um, then on the deletion page, can you re-examine the people or visitors you have contacted, the people you have not contacted, and the people you have actually spoken to? Yes.

Many of them didn't reply to my calls. I sent messages. I didn't get back my phone calls. Okay. This is all good. Okay.

I am sorry.

I am sorry.

Oh, I wanted to answer your question.

Yes, most of them are not the form codes that come back on the deletion page. Okay. Then I'm going to move on to my family dollar.

You have explained the reasons for not having the right to submit to those who don't have it. Are there any laws or regulations in the calculation of those who have the right to submit?

Yes, LLC or business should have the right to submit for them. In addition, I do not believe in the exact number ordinance that says they should have the right to submit for them. Okay. Are we working for St. Louis? But we can't submit anything to the court. Then, we are just living people. No, I'm not asking what I am, what I am, what I am, what I am.

I'm not asking about the ability to submit to her. I'm asking if there is a specific reason for the removal of this document. I'm trying to understand what the ordinance or the law is that governs the acceptance of submissions. Yes, because you are a living person, you do not have the right to sign the name of the company.

I believe it is a standard LLC law, or is this an LLC? Family. I'm not sure. I'm sorry. It's a family. I believe it's a corporation. Yes, I believe that corporate laws can only be passed on to some individuals under the name of a corporation.

If we can change it, the ordinance that says that everyone has the right to be accepted has been passed on to those who are accepted. That's what I'm trying to find out now. Am I right as a corporation?

Mrs. Stewart, I understood what your proposal was and accepted the corporation.

Yes. According to their biologues or articles.

We will present the ordinance. Okay.

Then let me ask, I think that girl went down to the door. Let me take your contact number and ask those who agreed. Or those who did not agree with those declarations. Have you ever spoken to anyone about this before? I want to tell you the truth. I can't. I don't know.

Okay. Because it might be the last year. So, I have to check the file and see if I did that or not. But, okay. You don't know. I don't want to know. Yes. Then?

It seems that many of the people who are involved in this are drug addicts. As you know, especially at this time, there may be different experiences with the government. Have you or your co-workers given any kind of cultural education to the drug addicts, or to those who are in different societies, or to those who are involved with them, or to those who are involved with them? The opposition is present.

The evidence will be accepted based on your opposition. Go ahead and give your answer. That is, can I use the previous job introduction?

In your position in the exercise section, I am telling you that all of you have received any kind of instruction or guidance from the members of the minority or the minority groups.

No. Okay.

No more questions. Anything that can help you get back to the city? Thank you.

Do you have any experience in your area? I have been a police officer for 25 years. Yes. Yes, I have experience in dealing with different customs. Thank you. No more questions. But we... Thank you. There is nothing more than this.

We are passing by. No, we haven't avoided any witnesses. There are more witnesses in the city. No. Do you have any more views that you would like to include in the record? Not now. Okay, then the city is resting. Yes. Witnesses. I know. Do you want your name to be included in the record? Do you have an objection? Do you need her to write it? Or what would be helpful? I think it would be helpful. First name is O-I-S-H-H-O-N, then the last name is R-A-F-S-H-N-O-V.

Okay, then? What's your job? I am working as a legal assistant. I am also a licensed notary.

A licensed notary. And, in terms of being a notary, have you agreed to apply for the J1 LLCU excise? Yes. Okay. Um, you have brought us along. I apologize for the lack of correspondence. Um. In your knowledge, applicants have to submit to an excise application in your case as a notary. Yes. Um, so you were available for submissions to the JAD1 LLC application. Is that correct? Yes. Correct. I would like to show it to you clearly. Unfortunately, as I said, we don't have it. Okay, then this is a quick claim deed. I will sign it as the number one exhibit of the visitors. Is there any objection from the city?

No, but...

Certainly. Yes, madam.

Share this in the file. Okay. Thank you.

I am going to hand over the document mark application to you, or I will show you the application 1 pages. Can you explain the contents of this exhibit?

Um, this is a quick claim deed.

Why is this a quick claim deed? Can you read it as a record? Yes.

This is St. Louis, Missouri, 2816 North 19th Street.

Okay, thank you. When was this quick claim deed filed? I believe it was on August 1st.

Okay. I'm looking into this quick claim deed.

There are various grants in this document. There are also various agreements in this document. Give us a minute. Okay. Okay. And then I'm going to lead you. Is this the place of worship in the city? Okay. Then... Look at this, mister. Forgive me. It's my fault. That's okay.

But thank you very much. Of course.

Then I'm going downstairs. It starts from there. Then, Janine Salama starts from the 5th number of the city. Janine Salama. Janine Salama, I'm sorry to ask. Mrs. Salama is a Grandi in this or in this amount. In your case, did Janine Salama submit in this amount?

Yes, she submitted. I know her personally. Okay.

Is this the truth or is this representing her commitment? Yes, it is. Then there is Isa Salama. O Khalid, Isa Salama, he committed to this proof and to this proof and to this proof. Yes, it is. Yes, it is. His commitment to this proof reflects the truth and the truthfulness of his commitment. Yes, it is. Then Kalitha Salama and her name to Maji. Excuse me, Majitha Salama has signed this document as well. Okay. Okay. Then Nia Salama has signed this grand document as well. Yes. Okay. She has signed this document to welcome Salama in your presence.

Yes. Okay. Then Sana Ese has signed this document as well. Okay. Yes. Okay.

Did the Excise Department contact you for the joint verification of this investigation? The department contacted me for the joint verification.

Okay. Have you been able to return that investigation?

Yes. Okay. Or have you been able to sign this document with the signatures you submitted? I was able to sign it with the signatures in my notary book.

Okay. Those documents are under your signature.

Are the signatures in the application the signatures of the people in that deed? I haven't seen the application.

I can testify to this. Okay. To the regular deed.

So, the agreements in that deed are the same as the agreements in your notary book? Yes. Okay. For the research on whether the agreements in the deed are the same as the question marks, and if not, what is the most important thing you need in this research?

My notary records and Ogi's original copy.

Okay. No more questions. Thank you. Yes.

And did everyone who submitted come straight to you? Yes. Did you see him submitting in the records? Yes. Did they give you any information? Yes. Did you make a copy of the information? I didn't make a copy. But I have written their driving license numbers on my hand. Okay. Let's check the information. I believe it's the fifth number. Janin. Yes. What kind of feedback did you give? Driving license. I had given driving licenses to everyone. Then everyone showed their driving license. Yes. What is your process for identifying? Oh, government-given ID. Okay. Again, did you see that each of you submitted a quick plane deal directly? Yes. What was the date of the agreement? August 1st, I believe. Which year is it? August 1st, 2025. Okay. Everyone agrees on the same amount at the same time. Yes. How many agreements are there in this amount? Let's calculate. Thank you. There were 28 people in the grand tours. Okay. Do you remember the time you were there? I don't know. Don't you remember? I know that they came to my office. There were 28 people for a period of time. Oh, but the same day. Yes. But you don't remember that day. I don't remember the exact time. But that day itself. I remember that day. Yes. Then, can you give it to us? If you say that 28 people didn't come at the same time, can you tell us? No. But they all came that day. Yes. That day, did you check each and every return note? Yes, I checked. I also needed photo IDs. Have these return notes been found in your notary book? Yes, as I said, I wrote the driving license numbers. Have you noticed what you are doing in your channel as a notary? Yes, I have seen. But you don't remember doing this freely. Is that your testimony? I remember that day. I don't remember the exact time of each of the 23 people who were killed. 23. Okay. I don't remember the exact time. No. But, do you remember the 23 people who came? Yes. Have you seen the signatures of the request? No, I haven't seen it. Have you seen it? Nothing.

Yes. Have you seen the notes in the envelope? No. Did you need any help to check the details of the notes in the envelope? No. There are no more questions. No. Forgive me. Do you have any other witnesses?

One more witness.

Mr. Z. Benfield of the property of 2814. Wait, if we are leaving. Okay, forgive me. One, I am talking. No, you can talk to me about what is happening. Then these people told me that they wanted something from me. I wasn't expecting it. I went to their house. After this time, they became friends. Somehow, my father approached me and told me. He found out that I was doing business with three sisters. For some reason, they found out that he and his family had agreed. Now they are in a different country. Then suddenly, Gocha! The agreement should be like that. Gocha! If we want, we can do it. Can you tell me your name? First name, Z-I-D. Last name, D-I-F-A-D-E-L. And you are an investor. You are an investor of JAD1 LLC and a business owner of 2800 North Florissant. Is that right? Yes, yes. I am going to ask you about the loans for the Family Dollar. And did you sign the Miss Tanya Greer loan for the Family Dollar? I asked for the previous request twice in advance, reviewed it, and talked to them politely. What did you understand about the position of Ms. Greer in the family dollar? What kind of a manager? They are managers among managers. Okay. When you agreed, did you make Ms. Greer aware of the process or do they need more details to agree for the family dollar? Of course not. They said they have a liquid license. We don't know about that. No one knows. I don't know how accurate it is. Okay. But they said they got enough license without auditioning. So I've never given it to them. Of course. Wow. Seeing how accurate my application was, I didn't feel like getting drunk. Then, another Family Dollar resident, you seem to have given it to him voluntarily. Ms. Shondanda Neel, do you need Ms. Neel's consent for the mid-license application? I did so. She came to the picture very soon. Because of some health problems, the family dollar was closed for about a month and a half. Then, even though she was locked up, they were all in that house. They had a plan to work there. Because she was a manager, Tanya was there every day. Then they brought Shanda as a new manager. Then it is your testimony that she is the manager of Ms. Neel Family Dollar. That's what she said. That's what she told me. When you asked her to submit the excise request, did she have any questions about her ability to submit the request? No. She submitted the request. I walked to the Family Dollar. I walked to the Family Dollar. When I spoke, I spoke on the phone. It was over. I replied from there. When she submitted, I walked straight to the Family Dollar. Because they were directly against me. I talked to her. She had no problem. The problem came when the receipts had to be submitted. Everyone is afraid that they will lose their jobs. That's why they are taking care of an income. Is it expensive for me to lose her job? She doesn't know what the corporate is going to do. This place is under investigation in the name of a health problem. That's why they are very careful. Okay. Okay. Um. There are no more questions now. What is the address? Yes. Um.

I don't want to refer you to our ordinance or to our excise ordinance. This is section 14, verse 1, verse 1, 2, verse 1, verse 1, 2, 2. Who can sign for a corporation? Do you know if this manager is a member of the corporation or not?

I don't know. I am asking someone who has already signed.

That is... Our excise ordinance is in the process of being passed. No, no one can sign for the corporation. In this situation, it would be a managing officer. Do you know if they were a managing officer or not? I don't know.

They told me that they were a manager. That's...

The store's manager, but not the family's.

I don't know the difference. Forgive me. Okay.

And that's our position. They don't have the right to admit it because they weren't an officer or... You don't have the courage to say that you can commit to the name of the corporation, right? I can't do that. People are scared now.

This is the third time I'm doing it. Even people I know have questions that you know. How many times do I have to commit to you? The problem with that is that even if you have your own property in your previous family, there are many properties that you don't know about. Mom, There are three families who own some of these places. Because they still send me offers to buy a place. I fulfill the promise I made to my ex-wife. I don't call them. That's why they call me. Because if I leave this special family in an accident, I won't call them back. They have been given countless names here. They are partners with the people who have worked for them. So, people who do not even know that they are committed to the foundation of an object have stopped me. So, do you think these commitments are impossible? Some commitments, yes, I, Because I spoke to a few people, they said that they didn't want any of the loans I made for this family. They said that they didn't want any of the loans I made for this family. They said that they didn't want any of the loans I made for this family. They said that they didn't want any of the loans I made for this family.

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Stop. I don't know. That wasn't a question. I don't have any more questions. Okay. What you said is right. Okay. Forgive the witnesses. Do you have more witnesses? In the city. Are there any of you here? I would like to request you to fill out the application form for the documentation of the agreements. Shetty. We have seen the statement of the ordinance here. Are we giving those evidences? Yes, we are three people. Is there any objection?

There is no objection. As mentioned in the statement, Mr. Bennet is a great businessman. He is the founder of a number of important businesses and associations. We believe that Mr. Bennet is aware of some of the laws and regulations in his power. We believe that Mr. Bennet is aware of some of the laws and regulations in his power. We believe that Mr. Bennet is aware of some of the laws and regulations in his power. In addition, he also agreed on the rights of those who were allowed to deposit in the family dollar as a property owner. Therefore, he should be clearly allowed to pay for his expenses. I have three city expenses, one, two, and three. I need to pay for Plan B from the remaining expenses. Do you have any other expenses in my account? No. Um. I Would you like to make a decision on this immediately? Or would you like to submit any of the findings of the Act? I can do it.

I am happy to see it. Yes, I can do it. If you can do it today.

She will deliver it to me by the end of September 4th. Yes, I will do it as soon as possible. Okay, we are off the record. Okay.